Secondary Education Grades 6-12 [Agriculture], PBC

Program Admission

By meeting the general requirements for admission and the following prerequisites, applicants can enroll in Portal I courses:

• Possess a baccalaureate degree from a regionally-accredited university; and
• Have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.5 at the time of baccalaureate degree conferral.

Official admission into the program is contingent upon meeting the requirements for EDUC 499.

Term 1: Fall - 6 hours

Note:  EDUC 203 requires 10 field experience hours.

EDUC 499 packet must be approved prior to enrolling in EDUC and SPED 300/400 level courses.

• EDUC 110 - Portfolio Management for Teacher Education Programs and Certifications Cr: 0
• EDUC 203 - Theories and Principles of Learning and Teaching Cr: 3
• EDUC 499 - Entrance into the Non-Master’s Alternative Program Cr: 0
• PSYC 261 - Adolescent Psychology Cr: 3

Term 2: Spring - 8 hours

Note:  EDUC 333 requires 15 field experience hours, and EDUC 411 requires 20 field experience hours.

• EDUC 318 - Planning and Instruction for Literacy in the Content Area Cr: 2
• EDUC 333 - Methods and Materials in Reading for Secondary Teachers Cr: 3
• EDUC 411 - Methods, Models and Strategies for Teaching in High School Cr: 3
• EDUC 400 - Admission to Teacher Residency - Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Cr: 0

Term 3: Summer - 5 hours

• EDTC 245 - Educational Technology Foundations Cr: 3
• EDUC 414 - Classroom Engagement and Management Cr: 2

Term 4: Fall - 8 hours

Note:  EDUC 351 requires 10 field experience hours, EDUC 469 requires 20 field experience hours, and (EDUC 460S requires a minimum of 60% of the instructional week in an assigned grade 6-12 classroom completing residency hours, or EDUC 462S requires 100% of the instructional week in a grade 6-12 classroom as the teacher of record).

• EDUC 351 - Educational Measurements Cr: 3
• EDUC 469 - Field Study Project Cr: 2

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  Choose one of the following:

• EDUC 460S - Student Teaching Residency I - PBC Cr: 3
• EDUC 462S - Internship Residency I - PBC Cr: 3

Term 5: Spring - 6 hours

Note:  SPED 424 requires 20 field experience hours, and (EDUC 461S requires 100% of the instructional week in an assigned grade 6-12 classroom completing residency hours, or EDUC 463S requires 100% of the instructional week in a grade 6-12 classroom as the teacher of record).

• SPED 424 - Approaches to Managing Exceptional Children Cr: 3

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  Choose one of the following:

• EDUC 461S - Student Teaching Residency II - PBC Cr: 3
• EDUC 463S - Internship Residency II - PBC Cr: 3

Note

Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses applied to the certificate.